Possibly a bit of both. I dropped them a line yesterday to see if they could expand. I guess this explains a lot:
Here's just one of the companies mentioned, Harris Geospatial:
https://twitter.com/GeoByHarris
I'm reminded of a comment Ian made in one of the interviews about how careful they were about who they let in to Pointerra. Another more recent Tweet in reply to Tolga Kumova:
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100%. Execution: Do what you said you we’re going to do. Period. $3DP"
I think they are of a mind to announce things when they have things to announce. Until then it's all about execution. Judging by the various Tweets @3DP send out, they are very much at the vanguard of many things 3D, globally.
As they say, collaborate or get left behind. That's what SeaAirSpace is about - selling the story, and from their formalising collaborations for growth.
Speaking of which, Bathymetric Lidar anyone?
